University Of Akron OKs LLM In Intellectual Property

Law360 (April 23, 2004, 12:00 AM EDT) -- The University of Akron School of Law will launch a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree program in intellectual property in the fall of 2004, creating the 17th such program in the U.S.

The LL.M. program, the only such program in Ohio, was approved Thursday by the Ohio Board of Regents, according to Jeffrey M. Samuels, director of UA’s Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology.

Richard Aynes, dean of the UA School of Law, said the LL.M. was created in response to an increasing demand for...